Echostar to go DVB-SH….?

Short but sweet - Echostar were very successful in the recent FCC spectrum auctions in the US - and a lot of people were pointing to the fact that the Satellite Pay-TV operator was going to go Mobile. As some of you probably already know, Echostar also snared SlingMedia not so very long ago, so the pointers were there.

Well the pointers just got bigger, and more accurate - they just announced a partnership with Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) to test DVB-SH (SAT variant of DVB-H) in the US. Interestingly, analysts are saying this ain’t a good move, due to the rol-out costs of the service in the face of existing competition.

Watch this space to see what Echostar actually decide to do - you never know, we might have a hot new broadcast Mobile TV player in the market relatively soon…..

[Via: Broadbandreports.com]